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Sustainability assessment : Criteria and processes

Author
Gibson R.B.
Date
2005
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-080545)
Publisher | Place of publication
Earthscan | London, UK
ISBN
978-1-84407-051-0
Pages
254 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Country/Territory
Canada
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Sustainable development EIA
Abstract

CONTENTS:
Beginnings: Stumbling Towards Sustainability Assessment
Assessment: Thirty-some Years of Environmental Assessment
Sustainability: The Essentials of the Concept
Practice: Sustainability in Illustrative Initiatives
Criteria: Sustainability Requirements as the Basis for Decision Making
Trade-offs: Facing Conflict and Compromise
Processes: Designing Sustainability Assessment Regimes
Decisions: Applying Sustainability-based Criteria in Significance Determinations and Other Common Assessment Judgements
Continuations: The Way Ahead

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